# Incident 20050814021249I: Piper PA18, Clark Fork, MT, August 14, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2005, 21:00 local time
- Place: Clark Fork, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N897SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897SP-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814021249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATES HE LOST POWER WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OVER THE CLARK FORK SOUTH OF FRENCHTOWN, MONTANA. THE PILOT THEN SET UP FOR AN APPROACH TO A GRAVEL BAR AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT ROCKING UP ONTO THE NOSE DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, COWL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N897SP (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080606838659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606838659A), Jun 6, 2008: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Quinhagak, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of…
- [Accident 19990606021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606021589A), Jun 6, 1999: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Glenwood Spring, CO, Substantial damage. On June 6, 1999, at 1617 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N897SP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Glenwood…
- [Accident 19820620024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620024199A), Jun 20, 1982: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during steep climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees during emergency landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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